Identity verification

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Identity verification provides multiple layers of GitLab account security. Depending on your risk score, you might be required to perform up to three stages of verification to register an account:

  • All users - Email verification.
  • Medium-risk users - Phone number verification.
  • High-risk users - Credit card verification.

Users created after signing in with SAML SSO for GitLab.com groups are exempt from identity verification.

Email verification

To register an account, you must provide a valid email address. See Make new users confirm email.

Phone number verification

In addition to email verification, you might have to provide a valid phone number and verify a one-time code.

You cannot verify an account with a phone number associated with a banned user.

Unsupported countries

Phone number verification is not supported for numbers from the following countries:

  • Bangladesh
  • China
  • Cuba
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Macau
  • Malaysia
  • North Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Vietnam

Users with phone numbers from unsupported countries can try credit card verification, or create a support ticket.

Partially supported countries

A user might not receive a one-time password (OTP) if their phone number is from a partially supported country. Whether a message is delivered depends on country enforcement and regulation.

The following countries are partially supported:

  • Armenia
  • Belarus
  • Cambodia
  • Eswatini
  • Haiti
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Mexico
  • Myanmar
  • Nigeria
  • Oman
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Users with phone numbers from partially supported countries can try credit card verification, or create a support ticket.

Credit card verification

In addition to email and phone number verification, you might have to provide a valid credit card number.

You cannot verify an account with a credit card number associated with a banned user.